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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1882
Page
5
A long column of short items covers temperance views, crop reports, missing persons, cyclones relief funds, a court case, a pheasant feathered discovery, and a new engravings promotion. Highlights include Georgia potato surplus, Boone County lack, Chas Schutz missing, and a presidential engraving prospectus with agent sales appeal.
Herbert Osborn from Agricultural College Armow discusses keeping existing links among plant and animal branches of the organic world. He argues only the most positive knowledge should guide any interference in nature’s economy.
Story County will honor itself by casting a solid vote for N. C. Henderson and Josh L. Stevens.
The election takes place Tuesday next. Every legal voter is expected to do as duty.
The article notes strong odds the next Indiana Legislature will put a prohibitory amendment to a public vote. It points out the surprising support for the measure from a large portion of the Democratic party, an unusual alignment in this context.
A strike among nail makers led to mills shutting down months ago. Mills held large stocks they thought would last, but miscalculation left the country with a low nail supply, causing major builder delays and inconvenience.
Iowa reports 110 presidential post offices with salaries attached. Five offices pay $3,000, twenty five pay $2,000 and over, eighty five pay over $1,000. Salaries determined by biennial apportionment. three offices have been reduced.
The Standard reports plans to extend telephone service along the narrow gauge railway from Boone to Des Moines and notes the potential business benefits if Ames to Des Moines connections are added.
A county paper reports a postal decision allowing publishers to arrest anyone who takes a paper from the office and refuses to pay. The item notes skepticism about the ruling and its reliability in practice.
A call to elect a full slate of Republican state and county officers stresses that voting is a duty and payment of an honest obligation. The pamphlet urges all Republicans to turn out to the polls on Tuesday and cast the white ballot.
A dry goods clerk with an affected gait escorts feminine customers to a distant store area. He calls “Walk this way ladies” and a witty customer replies that they never learned that style. The clerk pivots to a more common method, prompting light amusement.
The bill promises real convenience with new money orders. Orders under five dollars cost three cents and the service is extended so the order is payable to the recipient at the designated money order office.
Egyptian authorities have seized Arabi’s letters and plan to hand evidence to the Pungush. The mass of correspondence reportedly contains queer disclosures. The Sultan at Constantinople has urged dropping prosecution, saying Arabi acted on the sultan’s advice in the rebellion.
The note directs parties printing election tickets to follow the poll books order to facilitate ballot counting. It lists the candidate sequence from Secretary of State down through Town Trustees, including local officials like Clerk Recorder Supervisor Justice and Town Clerk.
Story County Democrats nominate Frank M. Livingston Uniém for Clerk of the Courts Seymour Hix Sherman for Recorder and Par ley Sheldon Washington for Supervisor. Delegates chosen include B F Allen and W R Doolittle. County Central Committee selects William Lockridge as chairman with listed members.
A historical note stresses practical firefighting: pour water near the fire’s base, not atop it, to maximize effect. It warns against wasting water by fighting from the roof and advises playing low to create steam at the base. The guidance highlights using small amounts at the bottom to counter rising flames.
The year to come may favor Democrats as Maine and Oregon victories and West Virginia gains offset a Ohio defeat. With 33 states voting next week Indiana New York and Pennsylvania loom large with temperance and factional divides shaping outcomes.
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